Major Events and Projects    (2003-2004)

1.   International/National Conferences Organized by IPRI 

a.    Peace Support Operations in West and South Asia. A seminar on “Peace Support Operations in West and South Asia” was organized in collaboration with British High Commission, Islamabad on 2 September 2003 at Hotel Marriott, Islamabad. Dr Chris Smith of King’s College, London and General (Retired) Sir Michael Rose, former Commander of UN Forces in Bosina and currently working as Senior Associate Research Fellow at King’s College, London addressed the seminar. The Pakistani scholars who participated in the discussion were Dr Shireen M. Mazari, DG Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Lt Gen (Retd) Talat Masood, Lt Gen (Retd) Kamal Mateenuddin, Dr Maqbool Ahmed Bhatty, Lt Gen (Retd) Asad Durrani and Dr Riffat Hussain. Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President, IPRI gave the concluding remarks. The seminar was well attended with broad representation from academic, research institutions (QAU, ISS, IRS and IPRI), three services (Army, Navy and Air Force), in addition to participation by Defence Attaches of various countries, retired ambassadors, intellectuals and writers. 

b.      The Regional Security Issues in South and Central Asia. A seminar on “The Regional Security Issues in South and Central Asia” was held at Hotel Marriott, Islamabad on 2 December 2003. This seminar was organized with members of China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) delegation comprising: HE Ambassador Li Daoyu, President, CACDA, Leader of the delegation; Major General (Retired) Zhang Dongsheng; Mr Zheng RuiXiang, Senior Research Fellow, CIIS; Mr Li Genxin, Secretary General and Mr Hu Libo, Programme Officer. Four presentations were made in the seminar, two by Chinese side and two from Pakistani side. The issues discussed during the seminar included China’s New Concept of Security, Pak-India Peace Process, Sino-Indian Relations, War Against Terrorism, and Pak-China Relations. The seminar was attended by researchers, retired ambassadors and Army Officers and Government Officials including Ambassador of China and other high level diplomats from the Chinese Embassy. 

c.       Conflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation in South Asia. An International Seminar on “Conflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation in South Asia” was held on 9-10 December 2003 at Hotel Serena, Islamabad in collaboration with Hans Seidel Foundation, Munich, Germany. A total of nine sessions, including inaugural and concluding, were held on different themes i.e. Managing Conflict Between Nuclear Armed Rivals in South Asia, Strengthening CBM Regime in South Asia, Promoting Regional Cooperation, Building Peace in South Asia, Third Party Mediation in Conflict Resolution, Inter-Regional Cooperation, and Role of Media in Conflict Resolution. The foreign scholars who participated in the seminar were Professor Stanley Wolpert, USA; Dr R A Ariyaratne, Sri Lanka; Maj Gen (Retd) Dipankar Banerjee, India; Professor Dr Ms S Pandit, India; Dr Rohan K Gunaratna, Singapore and Dr Karan Sawhny, India. The Pakistani scholars who presented papers included Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari, Dr Zafar Iqbal Cheema, Mr Niaz A Naik, Lt Gen (Retd) Kamal Mateenuddin, Dr Ijaz Hussain, Dr Azmat Hayat Khan and Ms Nasim Zehra. Mr Khushrid Mahmud Kasuri, Foreign Minister of Pakistan delivered the inaugural address whereas Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President, IPRI and Dr Andreas Rieck, Resident Representative, Hans Seidel Foundation gave opening and concluding remarks. A brief report on the proceeding of the seminar was prepared and placed in record. A book covering the proceedings of the seminar has also been published. 

d.      Arms Race and Nuclear Developments in South Asia. A two-day international seminar on “Arms Race and Nuclear Developments in South Asia” was held on 20-21 April 2004 at Hotel Serena, Islamabad in collaboration with Hans Seidel Foundation, Munich Germany. The seminar was organized into eight sessions including inaugural, concluding and six technical sessions under separate themes, like Conventional Arms Race in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis, Nuclear Developments in South Asia; Nuclear Doctrines & Command and Control Systems; Missile Developments in South Asia; Stability-Instability Paradox and Arms Control and CTBT Regime in South Asia. The foreign scholars who participated in the seminar were Dr Raja Mohan, India; Dr Chris Smith, UK; Professor Gopalji Malviya, India; Dr Christian Wagner, Germany; Mr Bharat Karnad, India; Maj Gen (Retd) Dipankar Banerjee, India; Dr L F Ryabikhin, Russia; Dr Varun Sahni, India; Mr Hu Shisheng, China; Mr P R Chari, India and Ambassador Takaya Suto, Japan. The Pakistani scholars who presented papers included Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari, Lt Gen (Retd) Kamal Mateenuddin, Dr N M Butt, Dr Shireen M Mazari, Mr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Brigadier Naeem A Salik and Dr Noman Sattar. General Jehangir Karamat, former Chief of Army Staff and Chairman IPRI Board of Governors, delivered the inaugural address whereas Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI and Dr Andreas Rieck, Resident Representative, Hans Seidel Foundation gave opening and concluding remarks. A brief report on the proceeding of the seminar was prepared and placed in record. A book covering the proceedings of the seminar has also been published. 

2.  Visits by Foreign/Pakistani Scholars. Following scholars/delegations visited IPRI and held in-house discussions in areas of their expertise: - 

1. On the invitation of IPRI, an academic and media delegation from Bangladesh comprising six members visited Pakistan from 20 to 26 July 2003. The members of the delegation were Maj Gen (Retd) Syed M Ibrahim, President, Institute of Hazrat Mohammad (SAW); Prof A F M Yousaf Haider, Ph. D., Pro-VC of Dhaka University; Mr Mizanur Rehman Khan, Assistant Editor, The Daily Jugantor; Mr Amir Khasru, Senior Reporter, Daily Ittefaq, Ms Ayesha Kabir, Editor, PROBE News Magazine and Mr Amanullah Kabir, Managing Director and Chief Editor, Bangladesh News Agency BSS. An informal discussion was held at IPRI on 21 July 2003, which focused on Strengthening Pak-Bangladesh Relations, India Pakistan Relations, SAARC Summit and Indian Hegemonic Policies. The delegation met Minister of Information and also had informal discussions at various organizations at Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar i.e. PTV Islamabad, Area Study Center Peshawar University, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, LUMS Lahore and GEO TV.

b.      An in-house discussion with Mr Stephen P Cohen, Senior Fellow, The Brooking Institution, USA was held at IPRI Conference Room on 13 August 2003. 

c.       An in-house discussion with Turkish media person/intellectuals was held at IPRI Conference Room on 23 August 2003.  

d.      IPRI invited Lady Olga Maitland, President, Defence and Security Forum (DSF), UK to visit Pakistan from 15 to 20 September 2003 and arranged the following meetings/discussions at Islamabad, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Lahore:- 

·        In Islamabad three in house discussions were organised with the leading think tanks. The first was held on 15 September 2003 at Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) where she made a presentation on “International Peace Keeping and the Challenges it Faces,” followed by open discussion. The second in house discussion was held on 16 September 2003 at Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS). The topic for discussion was “British Perspectives on Handling Terrorism.” The third discussion was held in the afternoon of 16 September 2003 at IPRI where she spoke on “British Perspective on Pakistan and Kashmir Situation,” followed by open discussion. 

·        On 17 September 2003 she visited Chakoti and Muzaffarabad where she attended a briefing at Chakuti Post and met Sardar Anwar Khan, President AJK. Next day she met APHC leader Ghulam Mohammad Safi. 

·        On 19 September 2003 she visited Lahore and gave a talk on “Developments in Iraq” at the Department of Political Science Punjab University.  

e.       IPRI invited Col (Retd) Christopher Roland Langton, Head, Defence Analysis Department; Editor, The Military Balance; The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), UK to visit Pakistan from 22 to 27 September 2003 and arranged following meetings/discussions:-

·        On 22 September 2003 he visited IPRI and gave a talk on “The Post War Geo-strategic Situation in the Middle East & Relations with US.”

·        On 23 September 2003 he held a discussion at ISSI on “The Changing Global Security Environment: the Implication for Armed Forces and Foreign Policy.” He also participated in a discussion held at IRS on “Addressing New Trans-border Threats.”

·        On 24-25 September 2003 he visited LOC and refugees camp in Azad Kashmir. He also met the local leadership of All Parties Hurriat Conference (APHC) in addition to his meeting with the President of Azad Kashmir.

·        On 26 September 2003 he visited Peshawar and gave a talk at Area Study Centre (China, Russia and Central Asia), Peshawar University on “US Invasion of Afghanistan: Impact on Central Asia and Russia”. He also visited Khyber Pass and attended a briefing at Michni Post. 

f.        IPRI invited a high level delegation of media representative from Sri Lanka to visit Pakistan from 28 September to 4 October 2003. The members of the delegation included Mr Gamini Weerakon, Chief Editor, The Island; Mr P Balasingham, Deputy Editor, Daily News; Mr Siriranasinghe, Editor, Lanka Deepa; Al Haj N M Ameen, Managing Editor, Lake House Group of Publication; and Mr A Sivanesase Chelvan, Editor, Thinkural. IPRI arranged the following meetings/discussions:-

·        On 29 September 2003, an informal discussion was held at IPRI on “Pak-Sri Lanka Relations.” On the same day, the delegation also visited PTV Centre Islamabad and called on Information Secretary and Foreign Secretary.

·        On 30 September 2003 the delegation held an informal discussion at ISSI.

·        On 1 October 2003 the delegation visited Chakoti and attended a briefing at LOC.

·        On 2 October 2003 the delegation visited Lahore and held a discussion at Department of Political Science, University of Punjab. In the evening they visited Wahga Border and witnessed the Flag Lowering Ceremony.

·        On 3 October the delegation visited Karachi and had a discussion at Area Study Centre, Karachi University. The delegation also visited Geo TV Karachi.  

g.       IPRI invited Mr T L G Mullen, a former teacher at Atchison College, Lahore to visit Pakistan from 5 to 11 October 2003 and arranged following meetings/discussions:-

·        On 6 October 2003 he visited IPRI and gave a talk on “Education: The Key to Pakistan’s Success” followed by an open discussion.

·        On 7 October 2003 he visited ISS and gave a talk on “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy and It’s Impact on the World.” In the afternoon he visited Taxila.

·        On 8 October 2003 he visited Peshawar and had a talk at Institute of Education and Research, Peshawar University on “Education: The Key to Pakistan’s Success.” He also visited Khyber Pass and attended a briefing at Michni Post.

·        On 9 October 2003 he visited Lahore and participated in various programmes organised by Aitchison College Lahore.

·        On 10 October 2003 he called on the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Zafarullah Jamali at the Prime Minister’s House Islamabad. Being teacher of the PM at Atchison College, he remained with the PM for some time and discussed promotion of quality education in Pakistan. 

h.       On 9 October 2003, an in-house discussion was arranged with Dr Marvin G Weinbaum on “Afghanistan” at IPRI Conference Room. 

i.         On 17 October 2003, an in-house discussion with Mr Montazeran, Head, Centre for Asia and Pacific, Institute for Political and International Studies, Tehran on “Pakistan-Iran Cooperation for Regional Stability and Peace” was held at IPRI Conference Room. 

j.        On 22 October 2003, a five member Russian Delegation comprising Dr Sergel N Kamenev, Head of Pakistan Section of Institute of Oriental Studies; Anatolay Shapavlov, Journalist from Rossikauya Gazeta; Mr Boris Volkhonshy, Journalist, Daily Kommersa; Mr Ggorgei Zotov and Mr Alaxander visited IPRI and held an informal discussion on “Pakistan-Russian Relations.” 

k.      On 24 October 2003, a high level Canadian Parliamentarian Delegation, headed by Honourable Diane Marleau, former Minister for International Cooperation along with Honourable Art Eggleton, MP, Former Minister for Defence and International Trade; Mr Mark Eyking, MP; Mr Deepak Obhrai, MP; Mr John Harvard, MP; Mr Stephen Bergeron, MP; Mr James Lee, Researcher; Ms Elizabeth Kingston, Clerk, House of Commons; Mr Bryan Burton, Deputy High Commission for Canada; Mr Aized Ali, Senior Political Analyst, Canadian High Commission and Ms Rizwana Khan, French Interpreter visited IPRI and held an informal discussion focusing on “Indo-Pak Relations” and issues relating to strengthening of democracy in Pakistan.  

l.         On 6 November 2003, an in-house discussion with Professor Aleksander Glogowski, Vice Chairman of the Society of Graduated of the 5^th Secondary School in Cracow, Poland was held on “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” was held at IPRI. 

m.     On 12 November 2003, an in-house discussion with Mr Michael Krepon, the founding President of Henry L. Stimson Center was held on “Would US and Pakistan National Security Bring US and Pakistan Together or Drive Them Apart?” at IPRI.

n.       On 14 November 2003, Mr Scott Gilmore, Deputy Director South Asia, Canada visited IPRI and delivered a lecture. 

o.      IPRI invited a four member delegation from Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), Beijing, China comprising Mr Wang Xiaoshu, Head of the delegation; Mr Zhao Gancheng, Senior Fellow and Director of South Asia Studies; Mr Li Weijian, Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Studies and Ms Ma Ying, Senior Fellow at South Asia Studies to visit Pakistan from 26 November to 6 December 2003 and arranged following meetings/discussions:-

·        On 27-29 November 2003, the delegation visited Karachi and held a discussion with scholars of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. 

·        On 1 December 2003, visited IPRI and held an informal discussion focusing on “China-Pakistan-India Relations”.

·        On 2 December 2003, the delegation visited Quaid-e-Azam University and held a discussion at Department of Defence and Strategic Studies. The delegation also visited Foreign Office and held meeting with Additional Foreign Secretary.

·        On 4 December 2003, the delegation visited ISS and held a discussion on “China-Pakistan Relations.”

·        On 5 December 2003, the delegation visited IRS and held a discussion with their scholars.

·        On 6 December 2003, the delegation visited Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi and held a discussion with students and faculty of Department of Defence and Diplomatic Studies. The delegation also visited FRIENDS, Rawalpindi. 

p.      On 1 December 2003, Mr Aziz Alkazaz, Economist, German Institute of Middle East visited IPRI and delivered a lecture on “Iraq Under Occupation: Political and Economic Aspect.” 

q.      IPRI invited a five member delegation from China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) comprising HE Ambassador Li Daoyu, President, CACDA, Leader of the delegation; Maj Gen (Retd) Zhang Dongsheng; Mr Zheng RuiXiang, Senior Research Fellow, CIIS; Mr Li Genxin, Secretary General and Mr Hu Libo, Programme Officer to visit Pakistan from 1 to 4 December 2003 and arranged following meetings/discussions:-

·        On 2 December 2003, the members of the delegation participated in IPRI seminar on “Regional Security Issues in South Asia” held at Hotel Marriott, Islamabad. In the afternoon, the delegation called on the Secretary Foreign Affairs.

·        On 3 December 2003, the delegation visited ISSI and held a discussion on “International Situation and US Policies.” In the afternoon, the delegation visited IPRI and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.

·        On 4 December 2003, the delegation visited IRS and held a discussion on “Promotion of Pak-China Bi-lateral Relations.” 

18. On 20 January 2004, an in-house discussion with Professor Akihiro Iwashita of the Slavic Research Center (SRC), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan on “Post-Cold War Sino-Russian Relations and their Impact on Asian Regions” was held at IPRI.
     

19. On 22 January 2004, an in-house discussion with Mr Phil Reeker, the Spokesman-at-large of the State Department, USA on “Future of Pak-US Relations”  was held at IPRI.
     

20. On the invitation of IPRI a UAE media delegation comprising five members visited Pakistan from 23 to 28 February 2004. The members of the delegation were Dr Sherif Mohammad El Bassel Managing Editor, Al Fajr Newspaper; Galal Bushra Alfadul, Chief Editor, Alwahda; Mr Hussan Kanafani, Al Khaleej; Muawia E Ibrahim, Senior Reporter, Khaleej Times and Mr Nadim Kaawach, Bureau Chief, Gulf News. An informal discussion was held at IPRI on 23 February 2004, which focused on Strengthening Pak-UAE Relations, India Pakistan Relations, SAARC Summit and Indian Hegemony Policies. The delegation also met Minister of Information, Minister for Foreign Affairs and also had informal discussions at various organizations at Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar i.e. PTV Islamabad, Area Study Center Peshawar University, ISSI, LUMS and Geo TV.
     

21. On 26 February 2004, an in-house discussion with Dr Eynulla Madtli, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan and other officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Azerbaijan on “Azerbaijan-Armenian Conflict” was held at IPRI.
     

22. On 8 March 2004, an in-house discussion with a Turkish Delegation  headed by Ambassador (Retd) Murat Bilhan from the Institute of Strategic Studies, Ankara was held at IPRI.
     

23. On 12 March 2004, an in-house discussion with Dr Hein Kiessling, Ex-representative Hans Seidel Foundation, Islamabad on “Contemporary Political Issues in South Asia and Europe” was held at IPRI.
     

24. On 15 March 2004, an in-house discussion with German Delegation headed by Col (R) Folker Flasse, President of Humanity Care Foundation; along with other members Mr Mathius Mous; Dr Maritta Flasse; Dr Gudrun Schuette; Mr Rolf Pasch; Mr Drik Anger; Mr Hans Christian and Mr Toblas Schhriter was held at IPRI.
     

25. On 17 March 2004, a team from International Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IIPCR), NUST Rawalpindi  headed by Mr Javed Jabbar visited IPRI and discussed the possibilities of collaboration between the two institutions.
     
26. On the invitation of IPRI a Chinese media delegation comprising five members visited Pakistan from 22 March to 1 April 2004. The members of the delegation were Professor Yang Cui Bai, Mr Wu Bai Yi, Mrs Han Hua, Mr Zhang Liang and Ms Shi Pengyun. An informal discussion was held at IPRI on 24 March 2004, which focused on ‘Strengthening Sino-Pak Relations.’ The delegation met with the President of Pakistan including Information Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Informal discussions of the delegation were organized at various organizations in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar i.e. PTV Islamabad, Area Study Center, Peshawar University, ISSI, LUMS and Geo TV.
     

27. On the invitation of IPRI a South African media delegation comprising six members visited Pakistan from 7 to 14 May 2004. The members of the delegation were Mr Jonathan Etienne Fourie, Ms Nikiwe Bikitsha,  Mr Francois Gerke, Mrs Anita Visser, Mr Salman I Khan, Mrs Shamshad Begum Sayed. An informal discussion was held at IPRI on 7 May 2004, which focused on Strengthening Pakistan and South African Relations. The delegation also met DG, EP Wing, DG (UN & Disarmament) Foreign Office and South African High Commission. Informal discussions of the delegation were organized at various organizations at Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar i.e. PTV Islamabad, Area Study Center Peshawar University, ISSI, LUMS  and Geo TV.
     

28. On the invitation of IPRI an Iranian media delegation comprising six members visited Pakistan from 14-19 June 2004. The members of the delegation were Mr Ali Yousafpour, Mr Ali Qasemi, Mr Khosrow Soltani Kaseb, Mr Nasir Yamin Mardokhi (Kurdistani), Mr Pir Muhammad Mollazahi, Mr Fazalullah Salavati. An informal discussion was held at IPRI on 14 June 2004, which focused on ‘Strengthening Pak-Iran Relations.’ The delegation also met with Information Minister;  Mr Rashid Saleem, DG (Afghanistan & CAR) Foreign Office; Dr Ashfaq Hasan Khan, Ministry of Finance and Dr Javed Iqbal. Besides IPRI, informal discussions of the delegation were organized at various Institutes/Organizations in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar i.e. PTV Islamabad, Area Study Center Peshawar University, and LUMS.

Visits Abroad and Participation by IPRI Representatives/ Delegation in Seminars/Conferences

a.       Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “Understanding and Combating Terrorism in South Asia,” organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 5-6 July 2003. 

b.      Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri participated in a workshop organised by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, Bangladesh on “Regional Stability: The Role of Small States” held at Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 7-8 October 2003.  

c.       Ms Sadia Nasir was selected for UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowship Programme for the year 2003. She completed her Research Fellowship Programme in Germany on “Conflict Resolutions in South Asia.” 

d.      Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “Human Security in South Asia,” organised by BIISS, Bangladesh on 1-2 November 2003. 

e.       Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “Middle East” organized by Bundesnachrichtendienst, Germany on 20 November 2003. 

f.        Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari visited Malaysia, Singapore and Japan from 11-20 November 2003. He was invited by Japanese Committee of the PDSAP, Okinawa, Japan to participate in ‘The International Conference for Peace, Disarmament and Symbiosis,’ held on 14-17 November 2003 at Okinawa, Japan. In addition to participating in the conference, he also visited Research Institute of Policies (RIPS) and National Institute of Defence Studies (NIDS), Tokyo. During his visit to Malaysia and Singapore he interacted with think tanks such as Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS), Kuala Lumpur and Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Singapore.  

g.       Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema visited Germany from 19-25 November 2003 to participate in the 5^th Public Symposium held on 20 November 2003 in Pullach (Munich) and presented a paper on “Middle East-Struggle for Stability, Resource Control”. He also delivered a talk on “Indo-Pak Peace Process” held at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University on 24 November 2003  

h.       Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated as a panalist in the 10^th Summer Workshop on “Defence, Technology and Cooperative Security in South Asia” organised by the Fudan University, Shanghai, China from 2-6 December 2003.  

i.         Mr Ahmed Ijaz Malik visited Salzbrug to act as fellow of a session of Salzburg Seminar and made two presentations on “Terrorist Threats to the US in East Asia: 2004-2014” and “Changing Concepts of Security in Asia” held at Scholars Leopoldskron on 3-10 December 2003. 

j.        Mr Aly Zaman participated in the 10^th Summer Workshop on “Defence, Technology and Cooperative Security in South Asia ” at Fudan University Shanghai, China organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, Sri Lanka on 3-13 December 2003. 

k.      Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a workshop on Defence organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka on 3-13 December 2003. 

l.         Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in a workshop organised by Mountbattan Centre for International Studies, University of Southampton, UK on “Missile Issues in South Asia” from 12-14 December 2003. He presented a paper on ‘Export Control: The MTCR and Beyond.’ 

m.     Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “Missile Proliferation in South Asia” organized by Mountbatten Centre of the Southampton University, UK on 13-14 December 2003. 

n.       Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a conference on “South Asia Security: New Threats, New Opportunities” organized by The International Institute for Strategic Studies London, UK on 5-8 January 2004. 

o.      Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan participated in a workshop on “America’s Role in Asia” organized by The Asia Foundation, Islamabad on 14-16 February 2004 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also presented a paper on “Security Issues Between Pakistan and US”. 

p.      Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari participated in an International conference on “The Persian Gulf: Regional Developments in the Aftermath of Iraq Occupation” organized by The Institute for Political & International Studies (IPIS), Tehran, Iran on 17-18 February 2004. He presented paper on Kargil and 2001/2.

q.      Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “Confidence Building Measures Between India and Pakistan” organized by The University of Birmingham, UK on 1-3 March 2004. He presented a paper on Kargil and 2001/2. 

r.        Mr Ghulam Ali participated in the 2004 Conflict Resolution Progarm held at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research in Uppsala, Sweden.

s.       A six member delegation of IPRI comprising Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President; Head of the delegation; Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari, Vice-President; Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan, Senior Research Fellow; Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri, Senior Research Fellow; Dr Zulfqar Khan, Visiting Fellow and Mr Muhammad Munir, Administrative Officer visited China at the invitation of China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) from 23 May to 28 May 2004, and held discussions, participated in seminars, presented papers and interacted with Chinese intellectuals, academicians, defense analysts and foreign policy experts at various institutions/organizations based in Beijing. The detail is appended below: - 

·        On 24 May 2004, the delegation visited China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) and held an in-house discussion. Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri made a presentation on “Security in South Asia and Sino-Pak Relations”. Dr Zulfqar Khan made a presentation on”Politics of Nuclear Non-Proliferation with Particular Reference to South Asia”.

·        On 25 May 2004, the delegation visited China Academy for Contemporary International Relations (CASIR) and held an in-house discussion. Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan made a presentation on “ China Dynamics and Future Prospects of Pakistan-China Relations”. In the afternoon the delegation also had a 90-minutes meeting with Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and a luncheon meeting with the Ambassador of Pakistan to China.

·        On 26 May 2004, the delegation visited China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS) and held an in-house discussion. Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari made a presentation on “Regional Global Security and Prospect of Sino-Pak Relations”. In the afternoon the delegation visited China Association of International Understanding (CAIU) and held a talk on various issues.

·        On 27 May 2004, the delegation visited Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Academy of Social Sciences and held an in-house discussion. Mr Muhammad Munir made a presentation on “The Post 911 World: Geopolitical Imperatives and The Development of Sino-Pak Relations”.

The other issues discussed during the seminars and interactive meetings were: -

·        China’s global and regional strategy.

·        Security and stability in South Asia; Pakistani and Chinese

    Perspectives.

·        Sino-US Relations.

·        Sino-Indian Relations.

·        Sino-Pak Relations.

·        Pak-India Peace Process.

·        China’s Economic Development: Peaceful Rise of China:

   Implications for South Asia.

·        Afghanistan and Central Asia.

·        Nuclear Proliferation and South Korean Nuclear Issue.

·        Kashmir.

·        Terrorism.

t.        Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari participated in an International Symposium on “Muslim World in the 21^st Century” organized by Centre for Strategic Research Ankara, Turkey on 11-12 June 2004.  

u.       Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in a workshop on “Understanding Global Tensions” organized by The UNDP Human Development Center and Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey on 20-23 June 2004. 

  Participation of IPRI Scholars in Seminar/Conferences held in Pakistan

a.       Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan and Dr Noor-ul-Haq participated in Madar-e-Millat National Conference organised by National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Islamabad, held on July 21-22, 2003. Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan presented a paper entitled “Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah and Political System of Pakistan” and  Dr Noor ul Haq presented a paper “Fatima Jinnah’s Concern for Social Uplift of the Society.” 

b.      Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in an international seminar on “The Road Map and Perspective for Palestine Conflict” organised by Department of International Relation, Karachi University in collaboration with the Hans Seidel Foundation on 25-26 August 2003. He presented a paper on “The External Power Politics.” 

c.       Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema, Dr Imtiaz H Bokhari and Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan participated in an international seminar on “US-European Relations in the Contemporary International Setting: Implications for the Developing World” organised by Area Study Centre, University of Karachi in collaboration with Hans Seidel Foundation on 17-18 September 2003. Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema presented a paper on “General Trends in American and European Foreign Policy After September 11: Viewpoint from the Developing World”. Whereas Dr. Imtiaz H. Bokhari presented a paper on the “The Gulf Region and Middle Eastern Energy Resource: European and American Strategies”. The topic of Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan’s paper was “European Colonialism and American Unilateralism.” 

d.      Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri participated in a conference on “Pakistan and US Policies after September 11” organised by Area Study Centre, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad on 17-18 September 2003. 

e.       Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri gave a talk on “Prospects of Pakistan’s Relations with CARs” December 6, 2003 at Training Academy, Intelligence Bureau, Islamabad. 

f.        Dr Perviaz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “Conflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation in South Asia” organized by IPRI on 9-10 December 2003. 

g.       Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri gave a talk on “Pakistan-Iran Relations: Irritants and Remedies” March 12, 2004 

h.       Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri participated in a National Conference on Post 9/11 World and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, Department of International Relations, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh  (16-17 March 2004) and presented a paper on “9/11 World and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Challenges and Responsibilities”.  

i.         Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan made a presentation on “The Problems and Prospects of Pakistan-India Peace Process” before the Norwegian Advisory Council for Disarmament and Security Affairs, Islamabad, 25 March 2004.

j.        Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan participated and made a presentation on “Pakistan-India Peace Process: Current Status”, under Dialogue Program, Department of Media Studies and Mass Communications, Sargodha University, Sargodha, 29 March 2004. 

k.      Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan made a presentation “The Future of Pakistan-India Relations in the light of Musharraf-Vajpayee Joint Statement of 6 January 2004”, at a Three Day Workshop on Peace Education, jointly organized by UNESCO and Ministry of Education, Islamabad, April 2004. 

l.         Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan gave a talk on “Political Developments in Pakistan Since 1947”, to groups of senior officers of Training Academy, Intelligence Bureau (IB), Islamabad. 

m.     Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri gave a talk on “Pakistan and Afghanistan: Social, Political and Cultural Relations- I” on May 6, 2004 at National Police Academy, Islamabad. 

n.       Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri gave a talk on “Pakistan and Afghanistan: Social, Political and Cultural Relations-II” on May 13, 2004 at National Police Academy, Islamabad.